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c1956. Watercolour painting by Yorkshire artist, Pete Lapish depicting Boar Lane looking towards City Square. An AEC bus on route 54 approaches having just passed another bus on route 71. A red Horsfield tram follows behind. The ediface of the General Post Office dominates the background of the painting. The artist is dedicated to recording a by-gone Leeds throughout a large volume of his work, when the tram system was in its heyday. Pete Lapish studies the architecture of Leeds in great detail in order to make accurate representations of how the city looked at various periods in the 20th century. Some images by Pete Lapish are available to purchase as postcards or greetings cards from Leeds Visitor Centre - see our 'useful links' page.